Minimum age to run for the House of Representatives
What is 25?
100
The minimum age to required to run for the Senate
What is 30 years old?
100
Those already holding office are called...
What are incumbents?
100
Principal leader of the minority party in both the House and the Senate
What is minority leader?
100
A proposed law
What is a bill?
200
How long you must be an American citizen to run for the House.
What is 7 years?
200
Number of years you must be an American citizen to run for the Senate
What is 9 years?
200
A legislature divided into 2 houses
What is bicameral legislature?
200
The most powerful position in the House and 2nd in the line of succession to the Presidency
Who is the Speaker of the House?
200
A group of members of Congress who share certain characteristics or interests
What is a caucus?
300
Annual salary of a House of Representatives member.
What is $174,000?
300
The length of a Senator's term
What is 6 years?
300
Permanent committees in both the Houe and the Senate
What are standing committees?
300
Party leader who count votes and lean on waverers on particular items of legislation; they work closely with majority and minority leaders
Who are the whips?
300
The most underrepresented group in Congress
What is women?
400
The leader of the House of Representatives
Who is the Speaker of the House?
400
The number of Senators
What is 100?
400
Congress' monitoring of the bureaucracy, primarily accomplished through hearings
What is legislative oversight?
400
President of the Senate
Who is Joe Biden?
400
This part of Congress must introduce all revenue bills
What is the House of Representatives?
500
The number of House members
What is 435?
500
The leader of the Senate
Who is the Vice President of the U.S.?
500
Congressional committees formed by members of both the House and Senate; they come together to iron out differences.
What is a joint committee?
500
The most important influencers of the Congressional agenda; they play dominant roles in scheduling hearings, hiring staff, and appointing committee assignments
Who are the committee chairs?
500
This individual holds the record for the longest filibuster